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The Guyest Guy in Rock, Jack White Loves Like a Woman

The Guyest Guy in Rock, Jack White Loves Like a Woman

In gender-typical storytelling, freedom in love, for a woman, is often freedom from becoming the man she loves. Jack White gets this.

Blood That’s Still Pumping: 20 Years of the White Stripes’ ‘White Blood Cells’

Blood That’s Still Pumping: 20 Years of the White Stripes’ ‘White Blood Cells’

Twenty years later, White Blood Cells remains the perfect type of White Stripes album. This is the White Stripes at their absolute best.

The Most Memorable Albums of 1999 (Part 3)

The Most Memorable Albums of 1999 (Part 3)

Part three of the Most Memorable Albums of 1999 sports the debuts of the White Stripes, Beyoncé, and Christina Aguilera and stellar electronic music from Basement Jaxx, the Chemical Brothers, and µ-Ziq.

The 50 Best Songs of 2007

The 50 Best Songs of 2007

Journey back 13 years to a stellar year for Rihanna, M.I.A., Arcade Fire, and Kanye West. From hip-hop to indie rock and everywhere in between, PopMatters picks the best 50 songs of 2007.

ROVR Unveil Gritty, Unhinged Cover of “Seven Nation Army” (premiere)

ROVR Unveil Gritty, Unhinged Cover of “Seven Nation Army” (premiere)

Toledo duo ROVR offers up drastic reworking of the White Stripes' classic "Seven Nation Army".

How the Strokes and Other Indie Bands Reignited Rock ‘n’ Roll in NYC and Beyond

How the Strokes and Other Indie Bands Reignited Rock ‘n’ Roll in NYC and Beyond

Author Lizzy Goodman talks with PopMatters about "beautiful, accessible, sexy, dirty, pretty punk rock" and her new book, Meet Me in the Bathroom.
Anthrax: For All Kings (7-Inch Box Set)

Anthrax: For All Kings (7-Inch Box Set)

A set like this is less about the music and more about having something that says, "I am a fan, and this is the proof".
How to Insult Jack White

How to Insult Jack White

The only biography of the mysterious genius pulls no punches.
The White Stripes – “City Lights” (Singles Going Steady)

The White Stripes – “City Lights” (Singles Going Steady)

Five years after the White Stripes' heartbreaking end, "City Lights" is a melancholy echo of what was.
Why Did These Wilco, MGMT, and The White Stripes’ Albums Lose Their Listeners?

Why Did These Wilco, MGMT, and The White Stripes’ Albums Lose Their Listeners?

Despite their canonical status, these albums by Wilco, MGMT, and the White Stripes albums couldn’t hold on to their listeners in the long run.

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